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Brown Jr. yesterday strengthened that commitment, signing Senate Bill 32 by Senator Fran Pavley (D-Agoura Hills) and Assembly Bill 197 by Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), which require the state to cut emissions at least 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and invest in the communities hardest hit by climate change.":1,"#Adapted from a press release issued by the governor’s office.":1,"#See full text of the bills.":1,"#Previously, the governor issued an executive order last year to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in California 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, a goal which is now codified by SB 32.":1,"#\"SB 32 extends California's landmark greenhouse gas reduction goals. 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For more information about the Bay Bridge Seismic Retrofit Projects, please visit www.BayBridgeInfo.org.":1,"#2e 23 1261 Contract Amendment I 80 Powell Interchange | Metropolitan Transportation Commission":1,"#The Bay Area’s 11 shovel-ready affordable housing proposals receiving the Strategic Growth Council grants span nine cities (all are rental units except for the Fremont project):":1,"#In addition, all of the projects are located on an existing or planned major rail or bus route, and incorporate streetscape, sidewalk and/or transit improvements that are designed to create greater pedestrian and bike access to transit, Paul said. Such sustainability features were a requirement for the grants.":1,"#According to ABAG Deputy Executive Director Brad Paul, in many cases these new grants will provide a crucial last piece of funding and will accelerate the construction schedule for affordable housing projects already in the pipeline. He also noted that the projects are more than isolated pockets of high-density housing — collectively they will provide more than 34,000 square feet of retail space that will provide needed services for residents while helping to revitalize neighborhoods.":1,"#The 11 Bay Area grants range from $1 million to $10 million, and together will help build 777 units of affordable housing — a lucky number that caught the attention of MTC Chair Dave Cortese, who is president of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. “This is a lucky day indeed for low-income Bay Area residents, including seniors, the homeless and families struggling to stay afloat in the region’s super-charged housing market,” he said.":1,"#ABAG President Julie Pierce, who also sits on MTC and is a councilmember in the city of Clayton, pointed out that Bay Area projects were awarded nearly 40 percent of this first round of funding from the statewide Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program. “I think it speaks highly of the professionalism and competitiveness of our local jurisdictions and the nonprofit corporations they rely on to build much of our region’s affordable housing,” she said.":1,"#Two Bay Area regional agencies, the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), played a key role in vetting and supporting the Bay Area projects submitted to the Strategic Growth Council, which awarded the funds at a meeting in Sacramento. 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